[Xiao He: Yuanfang, what do you think?]
[Wang Xuefeng: The beginning is true, but there's more to it than meets the eye]
Xiao He looked the middle-aged nun up and down. She didn't look old, but the signs of time were very obvious.
If others hadn't told her she was the temple master, people who didn't know her would have thought she was just an ordinary nun.
Looking at her fingernails again, they are completely different from when she committed the crime; their current length is only normal.
[Xiao He: As expected, this woman does have some issues, doesn't she?]
[Wang Xuefeng: Try asking me again, whatever you want]
Wang Xuefeng was never afraid of enemies lurking in the shadows, but now Isabel was clearly kneeling here, looking pitiful and admitting her mistake, so Xiao He had no reason to do anything to her.
"So, Lord Palace Master, what are you going to do next?" Xiao He asked, looking like he was watching a show.
As expected, Isabelle hesitated.
But she was, after all, a woman who had lived half her life and had dealt with all sorts of people in her position as temple master.
Xiao He is just a young girl; it shouldn't be a problem to coax and deceive her a bit...
“There’s nothing in the Temple of Saintess Polis. All the enemy wants is Patika. As long as Patika isn’t here, they won’t come back,” Isabel said.
"Oh," Xiao He replied.
As if the Church of Resurrection had heard Isabel's words, they actually stopped attacking the foot of the mountain where the Temple of the Holy Maiden was located, and everything suddenly calmed down.
Valerie was pulled out by Xiao He with a blank expression, leaving Isabel alone kneeling in the simple room.
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The barrier around the Temple of Saintess Polis has completely disappeared. If the Church of Resurrection wants to launch an attack, it can take over the entire mountain at any time.
People waited anxiously, praying incessantly in the deep darkness.
Valerie enthusiastically showed Xiao He the murals in the Basilica Minore del Santo Niño, as if they were from a different world from the grieving crowd.
Wang Xuefeng quietly arrived at the top of the tower, where the "Sky Eye" covered almost the entire mountain.
[Xiao He: What's the situation down the mountain?]
Wang Xuefeng: They've all retreated.
[Xiao He: But I always feel something's strange]
[Wang Xuefeng: If I'm not mistaken, Isabel is waiting for us to leave.]
[Xiao He: Is that so? Then shall we take a walk and try it?]
Wang Xuefeng: Not now.
[Xiao He: Why?]
[Wang Xuefeng: If we leave, these thousands of people may be gone]
[Xiao He: Huh?]
[Wang Xuefeng: She's wary of you, so she's temporarily hiding her intentions. If you really want to test her, it's better to wait until you've recovered your full abilities.]
[Xiao He: That works too]
“Valerie, I have a question for you.” Xiao He stroked his chin.
Having just finished telling the story of a mural, Valerie was clearly intrigued: "What's the question?"
"What kind of person is Princess Isabelle on a normal day?" Xiao He asked seemingly casually.
“Uh…” Valerie shrank back immediately: “Well… she’s strict, but also very kind… she doesn’t really like chatting, but she really enjoys talking to children…”
"A child?" Xiao He blinked. "Does she like chatting with a child like you?"
“No, no, no, I’m too big. Princess Isabelle prefers smaller children,” Valerie corrected herself.
"Small?" Xiao He frowned.
Recalling the refugees in the hall, I do not recall any children under the age of ten.
"What about the little children here?" Xiao He asked, puzzled.
Valerie looked on with great admiration when she mentioned this: "Princess Isabel foresaw today's situation long ago, so she sent the children away early this morning."
"Sent them away?"
"Yes, it was sent to the capital; it's safer there."
Valerie shook her head after speaking, and smiled with a hint of helplessness: "The capital is already overcrowded. Children under ten years old are a requirement in the capital. Only children under ten years old can be accepted unconditionally."
Xiao He slowly stopped in his tracks.
The children I cared about most were sent away, my beloved daughter was taken away, and all that's left are... insignificant people?
As Valerie said, the defenses of Nogin City were the strongest on the continent, but even that could not accommodate all the refugees on the continent.
Those who sought refuge at the Temple of Saintess Polis were almost all civilians from the mountainside or foot of the mountain. They had no right to enter the capital, nor were they entitled to be protected by the army indefinitely, because there were far too many people like them...
"Does Isabel mean... abandon these people? Abandon the Temple of Saintess Polis?" Xiao He, standing from Isabel's perspective, came to this simple conclusion.
If the barrier hub had not been damaged, the Temple of the Saintess would have had no reason to request emergency reinforcements.
If this defensive battle is won, the reinforcements will withdraw on time, but the Resurrection Church can still make a comeback whenever it pleases.
"Only by completely losing, being utterly defeated, and being buried, leaving Patika nowhere to go, can we take this opportunity to let her return to the capital with the reinforcements..." Xiao He couldn't help but gasp.
Wang Xuefeng had no objection to this speculation, but he was also helpless in the face of this frustrating situation.
Yes, the support forces can protect them for a while, but who can protect them forever?
"Why aren't you leaving? Do you like this painting?" Valerie blinked at Xiao He.
The latter unconsciously turned his head and casually glanced at the mural beside him.
It was a scene of countless people kneeling on the ground, worshipping Saintess Polis. It was as if she could protect each worshipper and bless them with peace and prosperity for generations to come…
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